Railway cross-tie.



J. w. RICHARDSON.

RAILWAY GROSS TIE.

APPLIQ TION FILED JUNE 3, 1911.

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RAILWAY CROSS-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Wn'amrasron RICHARDSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,

residing at Ea 1e Corners, in the county of Richland and tate ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RailwayCrossTiee, of which the following is a specification reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,

This invention relates to. new and useful improvements in railwaycross-ties of the type composed f metal to serve as a substltute for theusual wooden tie, and has for its objectto provide an improved tie ofthis character, which ma be readily and chealy constructed pre erably ofrolled meta which possesses the requisite strength and cheapness, andwhich is provided with means which in practice serve to effectually lockthe rails thereto.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tie of this characterwhich will possess advantages in points of efliciency, durability, isinexpensive of manufacture and at the same time being. simple inconstruction and operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel fea tures of construction and the combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the. claimsand shown'in the accompanying drawings .in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in' accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view.

' Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the basecomprising a sin le ieoe of metal of the desired length an wi th, andhaving its longitudinal edges bent upon themselves, as shown at 2.

The tie plate 3 is formed of a single piece of metal and a issubstantially of inverted U-shape form and provided with the flanges 4pn each side thereof, having the longitudinal edges 2 of the base plateengaged thereover forming a substantial tie. 1

The tie plate 3 is to be reinforced by the braces 5, each of which iscomposed of a single strip of metal bent into substantial U- e form,having the side 6 somewhat wider than the other, these U-shape bracesSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed J'une 8, 1911.Seria1- No.'631,07 8

being turned on ed e and inserted under the tie late so that the largeside 6 rests on the ass 1 and the small side bears against the top, thebraces, when inserted, being placed so that they are oppositelydisposed, as shown in Fi 3. These braces are held rigidly in place ythe'bolts 7.

The rails 8 are secured to the tie by means Patented-Aug. 22, V

of a rail plate 9 secured to the tie-plate and having its ends 10 bentupon themselves to engage over the outside flange of the rail;

A retaining plate 11 is employed, having its ends 12 reinforced bybending them upon themselves and then disposed over the innor flange ofthe rail, the plate being then rigidly secured to the tie by means ofthe bolts 13 passing through the plate and disposed adjacent the edge ofthe inner flange of the M11. At curves. and switches where a good dealof strain falls on the rail the braces 14 are provided and are securedat one end to the tie by means of the bolts 15.

The other ends of the braces are turned upwardly and adapted to bedisposed up against the web of the rail and under the head as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description, it will be plainly seen that a tieconstructed in accordance with my invention, will possess durability andstrength and can be manufactured .at a very low cost.

,While I have shown and described the preferred construction of myinvention, it

will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myinvention into practice Without sacrlficing any of the novel features ordeparting from the scope thereof.

What I claim is 1. In a railway cross-tie, comprising a base, a hollowmetallic body secured thereto, U-shaped braces turned on edge andinserted within said body and oppositely disposed therein, and means forsecuring the rails to the top of said body'. 7

2. In a railway cross-tie, comprising a base, an inverted-U-shaped tieplate, flanges formed on the lower edges of said tie plate, having thelongitudinal edges of the base bent upon themselves and engagedthereover, bracesdisposed beneath the tie plate and rigidly securedthereto, and means sethe rails thereto; p p v curing the rails to thetie plate. 10 3. In a railwaz cross-tie, comprising a In testimonywhereof I hereunto afiix my base, an inverted -shaped tie plate securedsignature in the presence of two witnesses.

cured toltlfe top ef said plate for fastening side bears against thetop, and ineahs for se- '5 thereto, U-shaped braces having one side IJOHN WELLINGTON RICHARDSON.

somewhat wider than the other and oppo- Witnesses: sitely disposed'w1th1n the he plate so that HARRY GLAss,

the wide side rests on the base and the small 1 J. Rom. Carmen.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 1

